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Stop blogging? Thinking of starting a blog, forget it?

By Kevin OKeefe

Wired Magazine's Paul Boutin has some advice for those thinking of starting a blog. Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug. Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut-rate journalists and underground marketing campaigns now drown out the authentic voices of amateur wordsmiths. It's almost impossible to get noticed, except by hecklers. And why bother? The time it takes to craft sharp, witty blog prose is better spent expressing yourself on Flickr, Facebook, or Twitter. That's right. If you're a lawyer thinking of starting a blog to join the thousands of lawyers who are further enhancing their reputation as a reliable and trusted authority in a niche and growing their business through blogging, forget it...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).